Liverpool parade collision: driver arrested as city grapples with shock – latest updates

Police say 53-year-old white British man held and incident not being treated as terrorism after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade, injuring nearly 50Full report: Car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool football paradeDay of joy and celebration for Liverpool turns to horrorWelcome to today’s live coverage of events in Liverpool after a car ploughed into pedestrians at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. Nearly 50 people, including children, were injured including 27 taken to hospital.Police said they arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area but have said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related. The man was arrested at the scene of the collision on Water Street in the heart of the city, after roads had been reopened following the parade.Twenty people were treated at the scene. Ambulance officials said of the 27 taken to hospital, four were children. One child and one adult were in a serious condition. Four people trapped under the vehicle had to be released by firefighters.When the car stopped, angry fans reportedly converged on the vehicle and began smashing the windows as police intervened to prevent them from reaching the driver.Police said they believed “this to be an isolated incident” and were not looking for anyone else in relation to it. “The incident is not being treated as terrorism,” said Jenny Sims, the assistant chief constable of Merseyside police.Prime minister Keir Starmer said the scenes were appalling and thanked police and emergency services for their “swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident”.Home secretary Yvette Cooper called the incident “shocking and horrendous”.Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool city council, said the incident “has cast a very dark shadow of what had been a joyous day for the city and the finale to a fabulous bank holiday weekend”.Liverpool FC said “our thoughts and prayers are with those” affected. Continue reading...

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